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Final Fantasy XIII-2 9.0
The Darkness II 8.0
Soul Calibur V 8.0
Trine 2 8.0
Kirby's Adventure Wii 7.0
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Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect 5.0
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Over @ The Movies
Extras! Jean Dujardin is every villain in Hollywood, Marvel are being douches about Ghost Rider, The physics of film theme songs and Han never shot first? WTF?! Plus much more!
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed!We begin with an amusing video from Funny Or Die, depicting Th
Christopher Plummer and Frank Langella get their boxing gloves out to star in a Muhammad Ali film
Whether you’re a fan of the puglisitic arts or not, everybody knows who Muhammed Ali is. A rock star of the boxing ring, the only thing quicker than his fists was his tongue, but things didn
Naomi Watts signs up to play Princess Diana
Well, the British sure do love their female politicians and royalty. Meryl Streep has been receiving accolads for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady, which disappointingly was not
Prepare for a wetter, hotter, more American sequel
Back when it came out so many years, Wet hot American Summer was a flop at the box office. That doesn’t mean that the film wasn’t any good, but it the adventures of Bradley Cooper, Paul
Seeking a Friend For the End of the World trailer – Armageddon looks like quirky fun
Just  yesterday we showed you the poster to Steve Carrel and Keira Knightly’s oddball “end of the world”, romantic drama. Well now just a single day later, and the trailer has been
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In Other News – 10 February Weekend Edition
In Other News – 10 February Weekend Edition Well, I hope everyone is ready for a great weekend of gaming. We’ve got two major releases out this week, The Darkness 2 and Kingdoms of Amalur, so there’s bound to be something that will suit you
Lazygamer TV – Five Role-Playing Games to look forward to in 2012
Lazygamer TV – Five Role-Playing Games to look forward to in 2012 Shooters, adventure and sports games may be massively popular with gamers these days, but the humble role-playing genre has also evolved into a dominant force on the gaming scene. We take a look at fi
The Evopoints downloads of the week – 03/02/2012
The Evopoints downloads of the week – 03/02/2012 Confused by the deluge of downloadable gaming goodness? Don't be! Here's our guide to the hottest downloadable games on the internet this week.
Here’s what’s you’ll get when you buy Alan Wake on PC
Here’s what’s you’ll get when you buy Alan Wake on PC Alan Wake is headed to PC - and here's what you'll find in the box if you're patient enough to wait for a retail copy.
New screenshots mysteriously appear for ‘The Last Of Us’
New screenshots mysteriously appear for ‘The Last Of Us’ Mutants, marauders and the military, as the world of The Last Of Us looks like harsh and unforgiving future in these new screenshots.
Here are the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ best games of last year
Here are the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ best games of last year Time for more game of the year wards - but this one's from industry peers, so maybe Skyrim won't win. Pfft, yeah right.
So did Double Fine get their money?
So did Double Fine get their money? So did Double Fine raise enough money via Kickstarter yesterday? You know they did
Final Fantasy XIII-2 review – Help, there’s a Crux in my Paradox!
Final Fantasy XIII-2 review – Help, there’s a Crux in my Paradox! Que Serah, Serah. Is this the best Final Fantasy game ever?
Diablo 3’s coming before the end of June. Maybe.
Diablo 3’s coming before the end of June. Maybe. Activision has confirmed that Diablo III will be out before June. They haven't quite specifically stated which year though.
Activision says new Call of Duty looks “fantastic,” full of innovation
Activision says new Call of Duty looks “fantastic,” full of innovation Not only is there a new Call of Duty coming - obviously - but it's going to be full of innovation. I'll believe it when I see it.
Announcing TheMovies.co.za

 - January 6th, 2012
If you’d been paying careful attention over the last couple of days you may have noticed a few links and tweets being sent out linking to a website www.themovies.co.za TheMovies is our brand new movie site that is already picking up quite the following thanks to some incredible trailers, reviews and news stories being posted by our team of seasoned writers.As the title suggests the site ... [»]

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A local Modern Warfare 3 montage–High 5

 - January 4th, 2012
We’ve seen a few Modern Warfare 3 montages showing broken spawn points and the like but I think this is the first locally made one that I’ve seen - and as such I had to share it. I’ve unfortunately been matched against High 5 before in a Modern Warfare 3 game and ... [»]

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Congratulations to a South African making it big in gaming

 - December 28th, 2011
We rarely talk about other gaming sites for some obvious reasons but there is no way we can let what was announced today pass without mention. We’re proud of what we do at Lazygamer.net and how we’ve managed to make a small mark for ourselves in the world ... [»]

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There’s Youtube (and more!) on your Xbox RIGHT NOW

 - December 14th, 2011
I switched on my Xbox this morning and was pleasantly surprised to see a big fat Youtube banner on the apps page - which means the rest of Microsoft’s digital video on demand services have gone live. There is, of course, a caveat in that as usual, some services are only available in certain countries. Here’s what’s working where.Here’s a list of new video apps ... [»]

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GameZone Interviews Local Desktop Dungeons Developers

 - November 25th, 2011
Desktop Dungeons is making some serious waves in the gaming industry and besides already winning an IGF Award for Excellence in Design, it’s gearing up to explode when it hits PC and Mac early next year and mobile devices not too long after that. GameZone have a great interview with the guys from QCF Design, so check out the interview after the jump ... [»]

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Super Sexy Legend of Zelda Limited Edition 3DS Available This Month

 - November 16th, 2011
The Nintendo 3DS may not be taking the world by storm the same way that the Nintendo Wii did, or even the way that the original Nintendo DS did… but Nintendo are not to be toyed with, especially now that the device is seeing price drops and even better games arriving. One of the great games out for the system is the Legend ... [»]

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Cape Town Showdown–Fight!

 - November 9th, 2011
By Ryan Williams I'm the tournament organizer of a non-profit fighting game event called Cape Town Showdown. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief overview of the fighting game scene in South Africa, which is what brought about the genesis of the Cape Town Showdown event. At present, the fighting ... [»]

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The State Of MWEB and Local Dedicated Console Gaming Servers

 - November 7th, 2011
As most of you recently know, MWEB recently damn-near gave the local gaming community a massive heart-attack from shock when they announced that they would be rolling out Gears of War 3 dedicated Servers. What, here in South Africa? That means we are almost being treated… like… everyone else? Can’t be. It was true though and it was a big leap for us ... [»]

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Gamezone Battlefield 3 launch feedback

 - October 31st, 2011
By Kervyn CloeteI’m not an emotional man. I rarely get seriously angry at anything. But if you happened to be seated beside me in my car this past Friday night, you would have heard me screaming out some choice obscenities that would have made Satan himself blush a darker shade ... [»]

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UPDATE: Batman: Arkham City Stock Issues Limited To Playstation 3

 - October 19th, 2011
A quick update on the situation with Batman: Arkham Asylum’s local stock being delayed. The folks over at NAG Online have managed to make contact with the folks at Warner Bros. Interactive and Nu Metro and report that the South African Batman: Arkham City stock issues are limited only to the Playstation 3 and only the Collector’s Edition. All Xbox 360 orders as well as ... [»]

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Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel Not Available Alongside Forza 4 Locally

 - October 13th, 2011
Forza Motorsport 4 launches in our region tomorrow and I have been playing the heck out of it to bring you a full review, so be sure to check that out tomorrow. Those of you excited about the release may also be wondering if we, like other regions, will be getting the new Microsoft Wireless Speed Wheel to play our new game ... [»]

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rAge 2011–some pictures

 - October 3rd, 2011
Over this last weekend I was up at the Coca Cola dome in Northgate for South Africa’s, and more than likely, Africa’s premier gaming exhibition. Now it’s obviously no E3 or Gamescom but I think we should maybe do some research and see if rAge is the biggest ... [»]

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Breaking News: Modern Warfare 3 Hardened Edition will not be available locally

 - September 5th, 2011
Bad news everyone. After having been gypped out of several other special editions of games, it seems that we won’t be getting the Hardened Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 either, according to a tweet from BT Games. We’ll bring you more details as soon as we get them. Popular
Local PS3 price to be R2500?

 - August 22nd, 2011
The big news from Gamescom last week was that Sony would be dropping the price of the PS3 worldwide down to $250 for the 160Gb. Unfortunately with our local Sony rep being at Gamescom as well we haven’t yet heard what ... [»]

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Rugby World Cup 2011 Demo Now On XBLA And PSN

 - August 3rd, 2011
You may have caught the news yesterday on the internets, YouTwitFaces and various other social networks that the Rugby World Cup 2011 demo was available on Xbox Live Arcade. The demo is in fact now available for download on both Xbox LIVE Arcade and the Playstation Network at a size of 540MB. So if you are a fan of balls and sweaty man-mountaings, ... [»]

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